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" ... country round. Their dress, too, was of a different fashion from that to which he was accustomed. They all stared at him with equal marks of surprise, and whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence... "
Six Selections from Irving's Sketch-book: With Notes, Questions, Etc., for ... - Page 39
by Washington Irving, Homer Baxter Sprague - 1878 - 119 pages
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The Illustrated Parlour Miscellany

1849 - 340 pages
...whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip, involuntarily, to do the same,...his heels, hooting after him, and pointing at his grey beard. The dogs, too, not one of which he recognised for an old acquaintance, barked at him as...
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The Works of Washington Irving, Volume 2

Washington Irving - 1853 - 524 pages
...whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip, involuntarily, to do the same,...long ! He had now entered the skirts of the village. \. troop of strange children ran at his heels, hooting after him, and pointing at his gray beard. The...
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Handbuch der nordamericanischen National-Literatur: Sammlung von ...

Ludwig Herrig - 1854 - 580 pages
...whenever they cast oyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gcsture induced Rip, involuntarily, to do the same, when to...now entered the skirts of the village. A troop of stränge children ran at his heels, hooting after him, and pointing at his gray beard. The dogs, too,...
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The Prose Writers of America: With a Survey of the Intellectual History ...

Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1856 - 592 pages
...and whenever they cast eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture, induced Rip involuntarily to do the same, when, to his astonishment, ho found his beard had grown a foot long ! He had now entered the skirts of the village. A troop of...
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The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, gent. Artist's ed

Washington Irving - 1865 - 518 pages
...whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip, involuntarily, to do the same,...his gray beard. The dogs, too, not one of which he recognized for an old acquaintance, barked at him as he passed. The very village was altered ; it was...
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Penny readings in prose and verse, selected and ed. by J.E. Carpenter, Volume 5

Penny readings - 1866 - 304 pages
...whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip, involuntarily, to do the same...his heels, hooting after him, and pointing at his grey beard. The dogs, too, not one of which he recognized for an old acquaintance, barked at him as...
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The golden gift, a book for the young

Golden gift - 1868 - 168 pages
...and, whenever they cast eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip involuntarily to do the same,...his gray beard. The dogs, too, not one of which he recognised for an old acquaintance, barked at him as he passed. The very village was altered ; it was...
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Tom Hood's Comic readings in prose and verse, Volume 1

Thomas Hood - 1869 - 260 pages
...whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip, involuntarily, to do the same...his heels, hooting after him, and pointing at his grey beard. The dogs, too, not one of which he recognised for an old acquaintance, barked at him as...
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The beaver trappers, tr. from the Germ. of Horan by J. Henderson: and other ...

Friedrich Wilhelm P. Oertel - 1870 - 244 pages
...whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip, involuntarily, to do the same,...his heels, hooting after him, and pointing at his grey beard. The dogs, too, not one of which he recognised for an old acquaintance, barked at him as...
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Literature of the English Language: Comprising Representative Selections ...

1872 - 660 pages
...whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip involuntarily to do the same ;...his gray beard. The dogs too, not one of which he recognized for ah old acquaintance, barked at him as he passed. The very village was altered : it was...
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